Hello StarScopers

It's a Busy Month!!!! I have Valentine's Day astro news, astrological diet tips, a piece written by our friend Christ Castro, some great deals on Love Books (only $5!) as well as our latest pod cast and much more!

Upcoming Events

Here's where we'll be this Sunday.....

Sunday Feb 13th – Mount Clemens, MI
Minds Eye Bookstore
81 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens

Valentines Psychic Fun Fair - Love Yourself
Treat yourself to a day of spiritual love and fun!

1p.m. to 6p.m. Admission $10 includes a copy of one of my books. ($14 to $17 value) Also there will be free services you can partake in during the day; massages and other holistic health services. Readings are $10 and there will be free lectures throughout the day. I will be doing private readings. Please call ahead to book.

February 26/27
Radisson Roseville MN – 2 Day Psychic Fun Fair Admission $10. Readings $20. 17 psychics, vendors, gemstones and much more.

Book your Convention seat before February for discount prices!

Our first Minneapolis Cosmic Connections Convention

It is highly recommended if you wish to attend the Convention that you pre-register by calling 810-659-6886. We have already sold quite a few seats and are limited in what is left. You can try coming in the day of the convention, but we cannot guarantee there will be any seats left.

Get your tickets now before the price goes up

After February 15th the prices will be:

• $75 for the weekend (includes everything from admission to the psychic fair to all classes and evening events such as the Séance')
• $50 day pass (includes admission to the fair for one day and Saturday evening class if Saturday is your day pass)
• $25 special Saturday evening event only
• $20 individual classes (extra $10 admission if you want to come to fair)

LOA Dates for February 2011

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17

You can purchase a 2011 Moon Calendar and it includes a list for every month of all the LOA dates. Click here to order...
http://mariashaw.com/store/calendar-2011/

Nice Letters We Get

"I love your work, and enjoy your conventions and YOU! Kindred spirit; you are an inspiration to us light workers. God Bless." Cathy

Hi Maria

I would like to register for the March Cosmic Connection in Lansing. Where do I send a check, registration info, etc. ?

By the way, Avianna suggested this to me. :} I have enjoyed readings with Avianna and Charley. Both very kind and generous and gifted readers.

In Oneness,

Joy

Joy

We don't have all of the info up on this one but you can certainly pre register. I will be teaching an all day Beginners Astrology Class on that Friday (last weekend in March). Call me for details or look on mariashaw.com! Maria

Maria – You said in one of your lectures I attended that we could use your moon calendar to plan a successful diet. Can you shed more light on this as I am working on dropping 50 pounds this year! Thank you, Teresa

Hi Teresa-

Yes, my moon calendar will help you with choosing the best dates to go on diet and also stick to one.

First of all, it is good to start your diet on a new moon. If you can stick to it until the full moon, two weeks later, then you will have kicked some bad habits and will probably see some immediate success. Also try to begin a diet (if you can't on a new moon) on a day the moon is in Virgo, which rules health. Make up lists and keep a food journal. The calendar will tell you which days the moon is in Virgo each month.

Watch out for the full moons, as this is a time when you are most apt to cheat or binge as emotions run high; three days prior and after the full moon. We usually overeat emotionally then. Plan to keep a busy schedule and be aware. Forearmed in forewarned.

Also do not start a diet on mercury retrograde, as you will probably not stick to it. These are listed as well.

There are certain moon days that work best for each sign to start a diet. I have listed these below. Read your rising sign as well for even more accuracy. Find the moon days in the calendar that correspond to the moon sign next to your zodiac sign/rising sign and start your diet then.

Aries – Start on Virgo moon days
Taurus – Start on Libra moon days
Gemini – Scorpio moon
Cancer – Sagittarius Moon
Leo – Capricorn Moon
Virgo – Aquarius Moon
Libra – Pisces Moon
Scorpio – Aries Moon
Sagittarius – Taurus Moon
Capricorn – Gemini Moon
Aquarius- Cancer Moon
Pisces – Leo Moon

Also for everyone; no matter what sign you are, we are more apt to overeat and break out diets when the moon is traveling through a water sign such as Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio. Mark these days in your calendar as you could overeat because you are more emotional. On Pisces Moon days, boundaries seem to loosen.

Don't get down on yourself if you get off track, get back on track immediately.

Many of you have the 2011 Moon Calendar and it has many activities to do based on what sign the moon is in. Follow it and you'll be a step ahead and things run much smoother. If you don't have the calendar you can always order from my website store.

Click here
http://mariashaw.com/store/calendar-2011/

*We have about 8 weight loss meditations CDs in stock that you can play before eating or if you feel like you will cheat on your diet. It helps you to stay on track.

Click here to order while supplies last.
http://mariashaw.com/store/relaxation-for-weightloss-cd/

A piece written by our talented reader Christopher Castro:

Loves Evolution; the Abyss

I have been away from the pen and the paper but I am back in my Imagination Lab. I found that I have a better chance at flushing Love and God out into the open by speaking with others. And so now I am once again sitting on your ears with a polished trumpet of words from a journey that stretched my eyes to see the evening fire.

The journey did not begin that way as I surrendered my heart to souls who had fallen into the dark chasm. I was there once, a dark world where I desperately tried to claw my way out by latching on to the edges of a room I later called The Abyss. This is the place where we find out who we really are and who we belong too. It is a place that harbors the sweet voices of fear and love. Their nourishing touch is as real as silk across the skin.

It is here that we are vulnerable but it is here that we discover our purpose and learn the meaning of our suffering so that we can emerge from it transformed. The Abyss is a place we must all prepare for because this year will demand that we leap into the darkness and emerge from it transformed.

The Abyss Part 1

Since childhood I always knew that everyone had this ability to create. It all begins with creating love. If one could create such a thing as love than creating an entire universe should be easy. But in creating love then we must also have the magic to create its dichotomy, fear. But like all, at least to some degree we experience a creative leak in which fear affects the tender vision of our beautiful hearts. When we lose our ability to create we lose our ability to create love. During my time off I challenged myself to speak on the matter of emotional blocks and creative leaks. The two, if joined can and will become a poisonous gas (D/2 = Depression).

Depression is nothing more than a period of mourning. It is temporary loss not a condition. Sitting across from woman I will name Janet, it became clear that she not only committed to depression but owned it, accepted it as if it were a part of her biological structure. The sadness in her eyes matched the sadness in my heart. Her world was thrown into a spiral of special effects with disorienting emotions attached. (Like watching 3-D upside down)

"It is time for you to mourn the loss. It is okay to cry in this moment. Honor the depression and slowly rise from the abyss. You are here for one reason, to emerge from it as a new dragon." My words were soft but its texture was rough. We remained in silence for several minutes as the tears paced down changing colors as they did from a grayish hint to clear crystals. We hugged and she thanked me. She is doing better, stopped taking anti-depressants and is going back to school. Her renewal is still undergoing its freedom so to say she is a hostage or a hostess is still tangible upon her choice but as of this writing her wings are budding. They emit an orange glow and I don't know what that represents but it is very playful.

But the journey doesn't stop there, not for me at least because the Abyss is something real. Unfortunately or fortunately the Abyss exists inside all of us. Depression, loss of creation or even the childlike play of our souls if lost within this abyss can overwhelm our defenses. The hidden insecurities will surface and bring us to the face the fact that we are in a human shell and vulnerable to the cold rain. It doesn't take much to find us within the darkness. This special year as I have been told will lead us to question our focus, our skepticism, our jaded thinking and our self-doubt. This year will challenge the way we love and the way we see our work environment.

Already I have experienced the surgical power of energy flashing inside of my own body. The ability to stay calm is difficult when you find yourself around people who don't realize that there is more to life than waking up and going to sleep. But for the others, the ones who can emerge from the abyss may begin to see the world through a kaleidoscope of swirling colors. As I emerged from it five years ago it is only now that my eyes have become accustomed to the light.

It is important that when loneliness creeps in that you acknowledge that this phase will pass because at the other end is the reconnection to the shunted side of your soul; I call this the Dragon Side. If we can catch and understand our emotions early on it will guide us to understand the journey of peace. Fearing the abyss is why people never begin a new love or a new job, a new way of thinking or a new way of seeing.

The abyss goes much deeper than this. It effects everyone different but with a similar result, confusions and fear. But you are not alone. Together we can take the steps to transform ourselves and live a true life, which can only begin when change occurs.

In Love;

Christopher Lawrence Castro

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